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Passenger steals cash from Lyft driver

A Lyft driver told Buffalo police one of her passengers stole money from her wallet earlier this week.

The driver for the ride-hailing service told police she picked up two men Wednesday morning at the Sumitomo Rubber tire plant in the Town of Tonawanda.

When they got near the intersection of Elm and Goodell streets in Buffalo at about 8 a.m., one of the men reached into her wallet, took about $2,100 in cash and got out of her vehicle, according to a police report.

Aaron Besecker – Aaron Besecker is a breaking news and criminal justice reporter for The Buffalo News. He has been a News staff reporter since 2007.